Career Development

Outsmarting the Competition

Savvy meeting planners know how to make the most of personal branding, certifications, social media and marketing to gain a competitive edge. [...] Read more

Your Personal Timeline: Staying on Track

Meeting planners are experts at time-management when it comes to meetings and events, but what about planning our own schedules? [...] Read more

Becoming a Better Leader

Whether you manage a staff around you while planning meetings or you started your own events business decades ago, it’s your job to keep the people around you—and yourself—happy. [...] Read more

How to be successful at Connect Marketplace

Marketplace presenter Joan Eisenstodt shares advice about how to take advantage of the education offered at the conference with learning techniques that will benefit attendees in her sessions as well as throughout the conference. [...] Read more

Preview: Get Organized So You Can Think

Professional organizer Peggy Duncan previews her educational session on organization at Connect Marketplace. [...] Read more

Marketplace Preview Blogs

Education presenters give a sneak peek to some of their sessions coming up at Marketplace, Aug. 25-27 in Chicago. [...] Read more

Staying Organized in the 21st Century

Apps, collaboration portals and tools that keep planners on top of the to-do list. [...] Read more

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Monica Compton discusses “meeting planner perks” and how to use them. [...] Read more

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Don Sadler discusses the importance of a strong presentation and gives a few pointers for improving your own public speaking skills. [...] Read more

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What is it worth and which one is best? [...] Read more